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The RCMP Air Services is a national program providing airborne law enforcement consisting of the Air Services Branch in Ottawa at National Headquarters and divisional air sections. Air Services currently operates 30 aircraft (mix of fixed- and rotary-wing) at 19 air sections strategically located across the country. Air Services employs 190 employees including Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Flight Coordinators and Tactical Flight Officers.
Air Services is looking for a Maintenance Manager to join the maintenance management team in Ottawa. The Maintenance Manager reports to the Director of Maintenance and will be delegated the responsibility of the QA Program. Their duties include:
• Managing, developing and coordinating the quality assurance program;
• Provide guidance to employees regarding all quality requirements;
• Ensure that the maintenance, repair, and servicing of aeronautical products are conducted in accordance with the Maintenance Policy Manual and applicable standards of airworthiness;
• Auditing and improving the aircraft maintenance program;
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of the required maintenance records;
• Other duties related to the position.
The position is located at 2000 Research Private, Ottawa, Ontario.
The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of English Essential and a Top Secret security clearance.
A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.
Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.
Successful completion of a Transport Canada approved Aircraft Maintenance Program.
A valid Category M1 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license issued by Transport Canada.
Extensive* and recent*** experience as an M1 licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME);
Significant** experience in quality assurance activities;
Significant** experience in providing aircraft maintenance advice;
Significant** experience in reviewing technical records related to the maintenance of aeronautical product, including maintenance releases;
Significant** experience auditing aircraft technical records and maintenance procedures.
*Extensive experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with having performed a broad range of complex related activities over five (5) or more years.
**Significant is defined the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with having performed a broad range of complex related activities acquired over a period of more than two (2) years.
***Recent is defined as within the past five (3) years.
Course or diploma related to aviation quality assurance, management of human resources and finance, strategic planning, communication, leadership.
Experience working with a maintenance tracking and recording software.
Experience in supervision.
English essential
Information on language requirements
Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
Knowledge of Aviation Quality Assurance processes.
Ability to provide guidance and recommendations on aircraft maintenance quality assurance related matters.
Ability to identify aviation non-compliance and develop corrective action plans.
Ability to plan and organize.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Effective interpersonal skills
Leadership
Judgment
Thoroughness
Dependability
Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret clearance.
A valid driver’s license.
A valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer category M1 license issued by Transport Canada.
Must be willing and able to travel for work related matters, spending long hours in travel status with disruption to regular time off (RTO).
Meet and maintain the medical profile* standards established for the position, and (if applicable) any additional medical requirements for isolated posts, in accordance with the National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive.
*As part of the medical profile standard, pre-placement and periodic occupational health evaluations for Public Service Employees will be administered by Health Canada or designate, in accordance with the Occupational Health Evaluation Guide (OHEG), and for Civilian Members will be administered by RCMP Health Services or designate, in accordance with RCMP Policy.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
A written exam may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
Reference checks may be sought.
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.
If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.
Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.
The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).
When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.
For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:
1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).
Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.